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Lost At E Minor: For creative peopleTue, 31 Mar 2015 20:38:20 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Have you been pronouncing your favourite cities wrong? This guide will help you not look foolishhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/16/pronouncing-favourite-cities-wrong-guide-will-help-look-foolish/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/16/pronouncing-favourite-cities-wrong-guide-will-help-look-foolish/#commentsMon, 16 Feb 2015 09:22:28 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=241530There’s something irritating about people not pronouncing your home city correctly, even after you’ve told them repeatedly the ‘e’ is silent or there’s no stress on the last syllable. To save us all a headache and hours of debate, thrillophilia put together a list of commonly mispronounced cities to educate us on the correct way […]

There’s something irritating about people not pronouncing your home city correctly, even after you’ve told them repeatedly the ‘e’ is silent or there’s no stress on the last syllable. To save us all a headache and hours of debate, thrillophilia put together a list of commonly mispronounced cities to educate us on the correct way to say them.

Like with Melbourne. I’m pretty sure most people have heard the correct pronunciation of the city, but still it’s a favourite of travellers everywhere to call it ‘Mel-BORN’ and not ‘Melb’n’. Get it right, people!

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/02/16/pronouncing-favourite-cities-wrong-guide-will-help-look-foolish/feed/0Cities of the world are based on their typical meals in this ongoing art serieshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2015/01/29/cities-based-typical-meals/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/01/29/cities-based-typical-meals/#commentsThu, 29 Jan 2015 09:12:46 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=239351Picture your country’s capital city for a minute-what food comes to mind when you think of that place? Perhaps a bagel? Maybe a croissant? A meat pie? Running with this fun idea, illustrator Bea Crespo and photographer Andrea G. Portoles teamed up to produce an ongoing photographic project known as BrunchCity. The duo combine food, […]

Picture your country’s capital city for a minute-what food comes to mind when you think of that place? Perhaps a bagel? Maybe a croissant? A meat pie? Running with this fun idea, illustrator Bea Crespo and photographer Andrea G. Portoles teamed up to produce an ongoing photographic project known as BrunchCity.

The duo combine food, travelling and photography to get these results, with new city/food art produced every two weeks. This sounds like something I’d definitely want to create myself, but my food skills are nowhere near as professional as these. You can see the ongoing project over on the BrunchCity blog, here.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2015/01/29/cities-based-typical-meals/feed/0An entire miniature city is built from 100,000 staples and a pair of very steady handshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/18/entire-miniature-city-built-100000-staples-pair-steady-hands/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/18/entire-miniature-city-built-100000-staples-pair-steady-hands/#commentsMon, 18 Aug 2014 01:45:38 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=216769What do you do when you are given 100,000 staples and a floor area of approximately 600cm x 300cm? I would tender my resignation but if you are Peter Root, you build a miniature city filled with office buildings and skyscrapers. To do it, he broke the staples into various sizes ranging from 12cm high […]

What do you do when you are given 100,000 staples and a floor area of approximately 600cm x 300cm? I would tender my resignation but if you are Peter Root, you build a miniature city filled with office buildings and skyscrapers. To do it, he broke the staples into various sizes ranging from 12cm high to a single staple and arranged them patiently with a very steady hand over a period of forty hours to complete the city he had in mind.

The city stood for three weeks in the atrium of the Northern Trust Bank in Guernsey, Channel Islands, while everyone tiptoed around it before it finally decided enough is enough and toppled over.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/08/18/entire-miniature-city-built-100000-staples-pair-steady-hands/feed/0These photos reveal just how rapidly the world is changinghttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/27/look-rapidly-world-growing/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/27/look-rapidly-world-growing/#commentsTue, 27 May 2014 06:34:12 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=206179If you’ve ever marveled at the incredible pace of this growing world, you’re in good company. Just years ago, in fact 20 or 30 years, some cities were still arid deserts and more countryish than city. For instance, in 1990, UAE’s Dubai tall skyscrapers and millionaire’s paradise was nothing but a dream, and a desert. […]

If you’ve ever marveled at the incredible pace of this growing world, you’re in good company. Just years ago, in fact 20 or 30 years, some cities were still arid deserts and more countryish than city. For instance, in 1990, UAE’s Dubai tall skyscrapers and millionaire’s paradise was nothing but a dream, and a desert. And Shanghai back in the same year looks nothing like it does in 2014, with sky-high buildings and neon signs. These pictures will astound you, and remind you of how imaginative we can be when given just a plot of land and big dreams.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/27/look-rapidly-world-growing/feed/2Intricately illustrated cities of the world by Aldo Crusherhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/07/cosmopolis-aldo-crusher/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/07/cosmopolis-aldo-crusher/#commentsTue, 06 May 2014 17:17:37 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=203155Here’s a cool look at some of the most popular cities of the world. Designed by Aldo Crusher, these colourful illustrations were created for the Magazine Aire’s section called ‘Cosmopolis’. Places such as Shanghai, Capetown, New York City, and Madrid are all featured in this collection, with minute detail going into capturing the spirit of […]

Here’s a cool look at some of the most popular cities of the world. Designed by Aldo Crusher, these colourful illustrations were created for the Magazine Aire’s section called ‘Cosmopolis’. Places such as Shanghai, Capetown, New York City, and Madrid are all featured in this collection, with minute detail going into capturing the spirit of each city.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/05/07/cosmopolis-aldo-crusher/feed/0Accession: kaleidoscopic city series by Ben Thomashttp://www.lostateminor.com/2014/01/11/accession-new-kaleidoscopic-city-series-ben-thomas/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/01/11/accession-new-kaleidoscopic-city-series-ben-thomas/#commentsSat, 11 Jan 2014 10:01:52 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=186600Accession is the latest kaleidoscopic photo series from Ben Thomas and was shot in New York, Tokyo and Melbourne. It’ll be exhibiting during 2014. Of the work, Thomas says: ‘The series what shot with various lens on a Canon 5d mark iii body. Available light was used for each of the images. Most of the […]

Accession is the latest kaleidoscopic photo series from Ben Thomas and was shot in New York, Tokyo and Melbourne. It’ll be exhibiting during 2014. Of the work, Thomas says: ‘The series what shot with various lens on a Canon 5d mark iii body. Available light was used for each of the images. Most of the photos were shot from high vantage points- either rooftops of buildings or from a doorless helicopter, strapped in! A lot of time was spent fine tuning the perspective of the images as well as creating new geometric patterns at the join point of each image’.

Ben Thomas’s first book, Tiny Tokyo (Chronicle Books) is set to be released March 2014.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/01/11/accession-new-kaleidoscopic-city-series-ben-thomas/feed/0Major American cities in their earliest photoshttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/10/31/twelve-major-u-s-cities-in-their-earliest-photos/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/10/31/twelve-major-u-s-cities-in-their-earliest-photos/#commentsThu, 31 Oct 2013 03:56:48 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=175867Imagine New York City’s Upper West Side without the diners, the yellow cabs or the hustle and bustle. Or perhaps Las Vegas without the multi-storied casinos. Once upon a time each U.S. city was still developing and Business Insider ran down a list of 12 cities across the country that show them at their earliest […]

Imagine New York City’s Upper West Side without the diners, the yellow cabs or the hustle and bustle. Or perhaps Las Vegas without the multi-storied casinos. Once upon a time each U.S. city was still developing and Business Insider ran down a list of 12 cities across the country that show them at their earliest form. From horse-drawn buggies of Los Angeles’ Spring Street to the dirt streets of downtown Denver, these photos will have you imagining life as an American pioneer—and grateful for all the conveniences we now have in the 21st Century!

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/10/31/twelve-major-u-s-cities-in-their-earliest-photos/feed/0New screenprints by Chinese Liverpudlian artist Donshihttp://www.lostateminor.com/2013/05/23/new-screenprints-by-donshi/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/05/23/new-screenprints-by-donshi/#commentsWed, 22 May 2013 20:13:06 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=146991Chinese Liverpudlian, Donshi, has created a new series of prints as part of a story called I’m Looking for Someone, Something, Somewhere. The subject matter revolves around futuristic cityscapes with a mixture of reality and the fantasy blurring the boundaries between the two.

Chinese Liverpudlian, Donshi, has created a new series of prints as part of a story called I’m Looking for Someone, Something, Somewhere. The subject matter revolves around futuristic cityscapes with a mixture of reality and the fantasy blurring the boundaries between the two.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/05/23/new-screenprints-by-donshi/feed/0Interesting views of cities from spacehttp://www.lostateminor.com/2012/12/15/interesting-views-of-cities-from-space/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/12/15/interesting-views-of-cities-from-space/#commentsFri, 14 Dec 2012 16:12:00 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=128980Wether intentional or not, the layout and design of these cities makes for an interesting aerial view. Some create intricate patters and shapes, while others form recognizable imagery. Take a look for yourself and see what you make out of these photographs.

Wether intentional or not, the layout and design of these cities makes for an interesting aerial view. Some create intricate patters and shapes, while others form recognizable imagery. Take a look for yourself and see what you make out of these photographs.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/12/15/interesting-views-of-cities-from-space/feed/1Stunning hi-res images of cities at night from the ISShttp://www.lostateminor.com/2012/11/14/stunning-hi-res-images-of-cities-at-night-from-the-iss/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/11/14/stunning-hi-res-images-of-cities-at-night-from-the-iss/#commentsTue, 13 Nov 2012 14:10:36 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=124764This hi-res collection of photographs of the Earth’s cities at night was captured far above the Earth itself. Filmed from the International Space Station, these breath-taking images were shot at over 28,000 kilometres per hour. These photographs of large cities such as Istanbul, Beijing, Melbourne, Montreal, and London are currently held at NASA’s Johnson Space […]

This hi-res collection of photographs of the Earth’s cities at night was captured far above the Earth itself. Filmed from the International Space Station, these breath-taking images were shot at over 28,000 kilometres per hour. These photographs of large cities such as Istanbul, Beijing, Melbourne, Montreal, and London are currently held at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in the astronaut photography archive.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/11/14/stunning-hi-res-images-of-cities-at-night-from-the-iss/feed/0Whimsical urban installations by Filthy Lukerhttp://www.lostateminor.com/2012/05/09/whimsical-urban-installations-by-filthy-luker/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/05/09/whimsical-urban-installations-by-filthy-luker/#commentsWed, 09 May 2012 13:59:36 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=99596Installation artist Filthy Luker creates urban installations ranging from giant tentacles, and giant banana peels, to creating faces on whatever inspires him to do so. His whimsical pieces add life and humor in random places he goes to. These playful pieces are sure to amuse and make one smile.

Installation artist Filthy Luker creates urban installations ranging from giant tentacles, and giant banana peels, to creating faces on whatever inspires him to do so. His whimsical pieces add life and humor in random places he goes to. These playful pieces are sure to amuse and make one smile.

]]>http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/05/09/whimsical-urban-installations-by-filthy-luker/feed/0New drawings by Lucinda Rogershttp://www.lostateminor.com/2012/03/14/new-drawings-by-lucinda-rogers/
http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/03/14/new-drawings-by-lucinda-rogers/#commentsTue, 13 Mar 2012 14:44:59 +0000http://www.lostateminor.com/?p=91241How can you not love this lady’s work? First-rate draughtsmanship, staggeringly accurate but gloriously loose at the same time. She also has a fine eye for what to leave out and when to stop drawing. Plain brilliant.

How can you not love this lady’s work? First-rate draughtsmanship, staggeringly accurate but gloriously loose at the same time. She also has a fine eye for what to leave out and when to stop drawing. Plain brilliant.